1st Edition

Theories and Methodologies of Individual Differences in Reading

Edited By Mark Feng Teng, Jing Zhou Copyright 2026
264 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

264 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This collection makes the case for exploring individual differences (IDs) in foreign language reading, arguing for a shift from a universalist view to consider new ID-focused theories and methodologies. The volume demonstrates the need to recognize individual variations, such as lexical knowledge and working memory capacity, and the diverse cognitive and linguistic profiles of learners in the... Read more

List of Contributors

 

Chapter 1

Introduction: Theories and Methodologies of Individual Differences in Reading

Jing Zhou and Mark Feng Teng

 

Chapter 2

Gender and Socioeconomic Status in Reading

Guofang Li and Fubiao Zhen

 

Chapter 3

Corpus-based Models of Reading Input, Individual Differences and L2 Vocabulary Learning

Clarence Green and Maggie Jiayi Mai

 

Chapter 4

Exploring cognitive-linguistic individual differences in L2 collocation learning from reading

Jookyoung Jung

 

Chapter 5

Applying and Evaluating the Simple View of Reading Model for L2 Reading

Richard L. Sparks and Philip S. Dale

 

Chapter 6

Vocabulary knowledge and L2 Reading

Xian Zhang

 

Chapter 7

Metacognition in EFL Reading

Mark Feng Teng

 

Chapter 8

The Effect of Individual Differences in Extensive Reading

Thomas N. Robb

 

Chapter 9

Hybrid Mixed Methods Exploration of L2 Reading Gains and Affective Shifts in Extensive Reading Research

Mitsue Tabata-Sandom

 

 

Chapter 10

Conversation Analysis and L2 Reading Motivation

Eunseok Ro

 

Chapter 11

Motivation and Extensive Reading

Jing Zhou

 

Chapter 12

Future Directions for Theories and Methodologies of Individual Differences in Reading

Mark Feng Teng and Jing Zhou

 

Index

Biography

Mark Feng Teng is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at Macao Polytechnic University, Macau SAR, China. His research focuses primarily on vocabulary and reading. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of TESOL Studies and Digital Applied Linguistics, and as Co- Editor of Reading in a Foreign Language.

Jing Zhou is Tenure-Track Assistant Professor at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, Monterey, CA, USA. She specializes in second language reading, extensive reading, and teaching Chinese and English as foreign languages. She currently serves as Co-Editor of Reading in a Foreign Language.